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Alexandria, VA
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Case Closed: Prosecutors Decline Charges After In-Custody Death Ruled Accidental In Alexandria Case Closed: Prosecutors Decline Charges After In-Custody Death Ruled Accidental In Alexandria Case Closed: Prosecutors Decline Charges After In-Custody Death Ruled Accidental In Alexandria
Case Closed: Prosecutors Decline Charges After In-Custody Death Ruled Accidental In Alexandria Prosecutors have completed their review into the in-custody death of an Alexandria man who died while awaiting processing at the city jail last summer, determining the death was accidental and that no criminal charges will be filed. The Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney announced Thursday, Jan. 15, that it had concluded its legal review of the death of Allan Tucker II, who died in August 2025 after being arrested for public intoxication and taken to the Alexandria Adult Detention Center. Shortly after 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, officers from the Alexandria Police Department were c…

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by Zak Failla
Alexandria, VA
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‘A True Product Of His Community’: Man Dies In Alexandria Police Custody, Loved Ones Speak Out ‘A True Product Of His Community’: Man Dies In Alexandria Police Custody, Loved Ones Speak Out ‘A True Product Of His Community’: Man Dies In Alexandria Police Custody, Loved Ones Speak Out
‘A True Product Of His Community’: Man Dies In Alexandria Police Custody, Loved Ones Speak Out The 32-year-old man who died after being taken into police custody in Virginia is being remembered as a "light for so many" — and his family has vowed to seek justice. Shortly after 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15, officers from the Alexandria Police Department were called to the 2800 block of North Beauregard Street, for reports of "unknown trouble," police said. When they arrived, they ultimately found Allan Tucker and took him into custody after de-escalating the situation in the area. He was taken to the Alexandria Adult Detention Center, where he later required medical assistance. Despite l…

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by Zak Failla
Alexandria, VA
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Rampaging Virginia Man Dies In Custody After Alexandria Arrest: Police Rampaging Virginia Man Dies In Custody After Alexandria Arrest: Police Rampaging Virginia Man Dies In Custody After Alexandria Arrest: Police
Rampaging Virginia Man Dies In Custody After Alexandria Arrest: Police A man is dead after being taken into custody in Virginia, according to Alexandria Police. Officers responded at approximately 5:07 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15, to the 2800 block of North Beauregard Street for reports of “unknown trouble,” police confirmed on Saturday.  Multiple 911 callers reported a man running through apartment hallways, yelling, and knocking on doors. When officers arrived, they found the man “causing a disturbance to the surrounding neighbors.” Police said officers worked to de-escalate the situation before arresting him for public intoxication. The man was transport…

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by Zak Failla
Woodbridge, VA
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Police ID Crossbow-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Officers Near Potomac Mills Mall Police ID Crossbow-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Officers Near Potomac Mills Mall Police ID Crossbow-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Officers Near Potomac Mills Mall
Police ID Crossbow-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Officers Near Potomac Mills Mall A 52-year-old man who was shot and killed by police while running toward the Potomac Mills shopping complex with a crossbow has been identified, authorities said. Harrison Charles Deppe, of Woodbridge, was killed during an officer-involved shooting on Thursday afternoon, July 17, in the area of Garza Way and Potomac Mills Circle, the Prince William County Police Department confirmed on Friday, July 18. Deppe was already wanted in connection to a brandishing incident from a day earlier, when he allegedly pointed a firearm at a stranger on Colchester Road during an unprovoked encounter. …

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by Zak Failla
Woodbridge, VA
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Crossbow-Wielding Virginia Man Killed By Officers Near Potomac Mills Mall: Police Crossbow-Wielding Virginia Man Killed By Officers Near Potomac Mills Mall: Police Crossbow-Wielding Virginia Man Killed By Officers Near Potomac Mills Mall: Police
Crossbow-Wielding Virginia Man Killed By Officers Near Potomac Mills Mall: Police He ran toward the mall with a crossbow. Police opened fire. A 52-year-old Woodbridge man was shot and killed by police on Thursday afternoon, July 17, while armed with a crossbow and running toward the Potomac Mills shopping complex, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Police said the man was already wanted in connection to a brandishing incident that happened a day earlier, where he allegedly pointed a firearm at a stranger on Colchester Road during an unprovoked encounter.  No one was hurt during that first incident. On Thursday, police said the same man was r…

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by Zak Failla
Woodbridge, VA
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Man Killed By Police After Stabbing 91-Year-Old In Woodbridge Senior Home: No Charges Filed Man Killed By Police After Stabbing 91-Year-Old In Woodbridge Senior Home: No Charges Filed Man Killed By Police After Stabbing 91-Year-Old In Woodbridge Senior Home: No Charges Filed
Man Killed By Police After Stabbing 91-Year-Old In Woodbridge Senior Home: No Charges Filed A deadly police shooting at a Virginia retirement community that left one man dead will not result in criminal charges, prosecutors announced. On Friday, June 27, the Prince William County Police Department confirmed that Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth found no wrongdoing by officers who fatally shot Joseph Anthony Cassell, 26, following a violent knife attack on his 91-year-old relative at the Westminster at Lake Ridge senior living community. The shooting happened on April 26, in the 12100 block of Clipper Drive in Woodbridge. Cassell reportedly attacked the elderly woman inside a r…

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by Zak Failla
Woodbridge, VA
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Officer Justified In Fatal Police Station Shooting In Woodbridge, Review Continues: Police Officer Justified In Fatal Police Station Shooting In Woodbridge, Review Continues: Police Officer Justified In Fatal Police Station Shooting In Woodbridge, Review Continues: Police
Officer Justified In Fatal Police Station Shooting In Woodbridge, Review Continues: Police A months-long independent investigation into the fatal officer-involved shooting of a knife-wielding man outside a Virginia police station has cleared the officer of any criminal wrongdoing, Prince William County Police announced Friday, May 16. But the case isn’t over yet. The update comes more than five months after 58-year-old Michael David Burke was shot and killed outside the Central District Police Station and Fire & Rescue Station 26 on Davis Ford Road in Woodbridge.  It happened around 5 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Police said a uniformed officer, just finishing their…

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by Zak Failla
Woodbridge, VA
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Police ID Man Killed By Cops After Knife Attack On Relative, 91, At Woodbridge Senior Home Police ID Man Killed By Cops After Knife Attack On Relative, 91, At Woodbridge Senior Home Police ID Man Killed By Cops After Knife Attack On Relative, 91, At Woodbridge Senior Home
Police ID Man Killed By Cops After Knife Attack On Relative, 91, At Woodbridge Senior Home The man fatally shot by police after attacking a 91-year-old woman with a knife at a Virginia senior living facility has been identified. Prince William County Police on Monday confirmed that Joseph Anthony Cassell, 26, died after confronting officers Saturday, April 26, inside Westminster at Lake Ridge Senior Living Home on Clipper Drive in Woodbridge. Police said Cassell and the 91-year-old woman he attacked were related. Officers responded to the senior living residence around 9:58 a.m. for a man in crisis armed with a knife. When they arrived, Cassell approached officers with the weapo…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
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Police Identify Knife-Wielding Suspect Fatally Shot By Police At Rosslyn Metro Station In VA Police Identify Knife-Wielding Suspect Fatally Shot By Police At Rosslyn Metro Station In VA Police Identify Knife-Wielding Suspect Fatally Shot By Police At Rosslyn Metro Station In VA
Police Identify Knife-Wielding Suspect Fatally Shot By Police At Rosslyn Metro Station In VA New details have been released by the Arlington Police Department after a tense encounter at the Rosslyn Metro Station turned deadly when an officer was forced to shoot and kill a knife-wielding suspect earlier this week. Cedric Butler, 27, who has no fixed address, has been identified by investigators on Friday afternoon as the person who was killed in an officer-involved shooting this week. It all started around 3:45 p.m. on Dec. 10, when officers responded to a call about a suspicious man inside a business on the 1500 block of Wilson Boulevard.  The man - later identified as&n…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
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Knife-Wielding Suspect Fatally Shot By Police At Rosslyn Metro Station (UPDATED) Knife-Wielding Suspect Fatally Shot By Police At Rosslyn Metro Station (UPDATED) Knife-Wielding Suspect Fatally Shot By Police At Rosslyn Metro Station (UPDATED)
Knife-Wielding Suspect Fatally Shot By Police At Rosslyn Metro Station (Updated) A tense encounter at the Rosslyn Metro Station ended in tragedy when Arlington police officer shot and killed a knife-wielding suspect during a violent altercation Tuesday afternoon. It all started around 3:45 p.m. on Dec. 10, when officers responded to a call about a suspicious man inside a business on the 1500 block of Wilson Boulevard.  The man reportedly struck up a conversation with employees before pulling out a knife from his pocket and then walking out, police said. Two officers tracked down someone matching the suspect’s description on the top floor of the Metro station, at w…

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by Zak Failla
Woodbridge, VA
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Knife-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting Outside Prince William Police Station Knife-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting Outside Prince William Police Station Knife-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting Outside Prince William Police Station
Knife-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting Outside Prince William Police Station A man wielding a knife was fatally shot by a Prince William County police officer early Thursday morning after a tense encounter outside a police and fire station, authorities said. The incident unfolded at approximately 5:06 a.m. on Dec. 5 in the rear parking lot of the Department of Fire & Rescue Station 26 and the Central District Police Station, located in the 5000 block of Davis Ford Road in Woodbridge. Officials say a uniformed officer finishing their shift was alerted to a man on the property. When the officer made contact, the man allegedly displayed a knife and began advancing …

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by Zak Failla
Manassas, VA
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Armed Man, 22, Killed By Police After Overnight Negotiations In Woodbridge, Police Say Armed Man, 22, Killed By Police After Overnight Negotiations In Woodbridge, Police Say Armed Man, 22, Killed By Police After Overnight Negotiations In Woodbridge, Police Say
Armed Man, 22, Killed By Police After Overnight Negotiations In Woodbridge, Police Say Prince William County police shot and killed an armed 22-year-old man following an overnight incident in Woodbridge, authorities said. Officers were called to a home on the 3400 block of Caledonia Circle on reports of a suicidal person around 8:20 p.m., county police said in a release. "The incident was contained, and over the course of the evening, officers attempted numerous times for the individual’s safe surrender," police said.  On Thursday morning, Aug. 1 around 5:30 a.m., officers engaged the individual who was shot and killed. No officers or other community members w…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfax, VA
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Police Shoot Man Who Stabbed Wife, Possibly Dog In Herndon: Authorities Police Shoot Man Who Stabbed Wife, Possibly Dog In Herndon: Authorities Police Shoot Man Who Stabbed Wife, Possibly Dog In Herndon: Authorities
Police Shoot Man Who Stabbed Wife, Possibly Dog In Herndon: Authorities A Fairfax County man was shot by police after stabbing his wife and purportedly his family dog Sunday morning, April 14, authorities said. Officers were called to the 900 block of First Place in Herndon just before noon when a woman called and said she'd been stabbed by her husband, Herndon police said. The knife-wielding suspect approached arriving officers, prompting an officer to fire his service weapon, hitting the man in the upper body, authorities said. Both the husband and wife were transported to Reston Hospital with critical injuries. The family’s dog also suffered a stab wounds a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Arlington, VA
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Maryland Man Implicated In Officer-Involved Shooting In Arlington, Police Say Maryland Man Implicated In Officer-Involved Shooting In Arlington, Police Say Maryland Man Implicated In Officer-Involved Shooting In Arlington, Police Say
Maryland Man Implicated In Officer-Involved Shooting In Arlington, Police Say A convicted felon from Maryland is facing charges in Virginia following an incident that led to an officer-involved shooting in Arlington, authorities announced. Charles County resident El-Amin Mutee, 44, of Waldorf has been charged by police in Arlington with brandishing and felon in possession of a firearm, police in Arlington said on Saturday, Oct. 15. Police say that shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14, officers from the Arlington Police Department responded to the 21000 block of Shirlington Road, where there were reports of multiple shots fired. Upon arrival, investigators sai…

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by Zak Failla
Manassas, VA
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Man Robbed Undercover Detective At Gunpoint Before Killed By Officers, PWC Police Say (VIDEO) Man Robbed Undercover Detective At Gunpoint Before Killed By Officers, PWC Police Say (VIDEO) Man Robbed Undercover Detective At Gunpoint Before Killed By Officers, PWC Police Say (VIDEO)
Man Robbed Undercover Detective At Gunpoint Before Killed By Officers, PWC Police Say (Video) Police in Prince William County have released video footage of the shooting that killed a 30-year-old man and injured an 18-year-old man during an undercover drug bust last week (scroll to bottom for video). Michael Turner and Jaiden Carter robbed an undercover detective assigned to the case at gunpoint at 14700 block of Fox Glove Ct. in Woodbridge on Sept. 1, police said. The two got into a car occupied by Shane Pollard then tried to flee just as more detectives were converging on the location to make the arrest.  Police struck and killed Carter, and wounded Pollard in the exchange of gu…

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by Cecilia Levine
Manassas, VA
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Two Hospitalized During Undercover Drug Sting Near Virginia Elementary School Two Hospitalized During Undercover Drug Sting Near Virginia Elementary School Two Hospitalized During Undercover Drug Sting Near Virginia Elementary School
Two Hospitalized During Undercover Drug Sting Near Virginia Elementary School Two men were hospitalized after being shot during a drug raid in Woodbridge near an elementary school, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Members of a multi-agency drug task force were conducting an undercover operation into Fentanyl distribution in the 14700 block of Fox Glove Court in Woodbridge on Thursday, Sept. 1 when a firefight broke out near Dale City Elementary School, officials said. During the exchange, police said that four members of the task force discharged their weapons, and two men - a 30-year-old man and an unidentified person - involved in the opera…

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by Zak Failla